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Back to EpisodesTechnology Not Just For Technology Sake: How to Effectively Communicate with Your IT Leaders and Solve Actual Business Problems with Jeffrey Ton
Description
As today’s guest, Jeffrey Ton, says, “in today’s world, every company is a tech company to some degree.” With that being true, it’s more important than ever that we are properly integrating and communicating with our IT teams within our organizations.
In today’s episode of Leveraging Leadership, host Emily Sander sits down with Jeffrey Ton to discuss how that communication can be done better and the benefits brought by proper synthesis between all departments of an organization, including IT.
During their conversation they discuss the difference between a CIO and CTO, what upward mobility for a tech professional looks like, why you need to understand the entire business to be a department leader, communicating effectively, and much more.
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00:00 Introducing Jeffrey and His Background in IT and Technology
05:00 Difference Between CIO and CTO
06:10 Upward Mobility for a Technology Professional
09:50 Understanding The Entire Business as Well as Your Department
17:30 Learning to Communicate With and Get the Most Out of All Team Members
24:00 Tools and Frameworks that Work Well for Leaders in Technology
28:30 Navigating the Fork in the Road: Management vs Deeper Subject Matter Expert
35:55 Different People See Different Opportunities
40:20 Learning How to Better Converse with Your Tech Professionals
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Emily Sander is a C-suite executive turned leadership coach. Her corporate career spanned Fortune 500 companies and scrappy startups. She is an ICF-certified leadership coach and the author of two books, An Insider’s Perspective on the Chief of Staff and Hacking Executive Leadership. Emily works with early to senior executives to step into effective leadership with one-on-one coaching. Go here to read her story from seasoned executive to knowledgeable coach.
To learn more about Emily and Next Level Coaching, click here.